Hotel Winchester, Parliament Street, Toronto, 1981
Men’s Entrance. The other entrance likely read, Ladies and Escorts.…
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Hotel Winchester, Parliament Street, Toronto, 1981
Men’s Entrance. The other entrance likely read, Ladies and Escorts.…
I didn't realize that theatre had 15 theatres inside or something? Talking to a friend and I could have sworn it was like 5-10 at most, wow.
I can recall going into one like this as a kid of about 8 with my mom when we were down in the City.
You had to write a little order slip and my mom could not recall the brand name.
She was just used to grabbing the bottle off the open shelf in our small town store.
South-west corner of Yonge and Roxborough streets in the 1990
I have a black and white print I made hanging on the wall in my living room.
The photo was taken in 1983, I believe.
By then I would have been driving long enough to borrow Dad's car overnight to come visit older pals who were by then studying at U of T.
It shows a older partially bald guy with long shaggy hair wearing a long felt coat walking north on the west side of Yonge.
His hands are raised and head is tilted down as he is about to light a cigarette.
In the backgound, slightly out of focus, is The Gas Works bar.
It was early on a Sunday morning in the fall, so he is the only pedestrian in the frame, and there are not even any cars on the street.
I took it using a Rolliflex TLR and used old Ilford FP3 film.
The photo was taken in 1983, I believe.
By then I would have been driving long enough to borrow Dad's car overnight to come visit older pals who were by then studying at U of T.
It shows a older partially bald guy with long shaggy hair wearing a long felt coat walking north on the west side of Yonge.
His hands are raised and head is tilted down as he is about to light a cigarette.
In the backgound, slightly out of focus, is The Gas Works bar.
It was early on a Sunday morning in the fall, so he is the only pedestrian in the frame, and there are not even any cars on the street.
I took it using a Rolliflex TLR and used old Ilford FP3 film.
The other one I need to get going when I get my scanner out again to digitize the older stuff is one I took near the north entry of the Eaton Center.
It shows a sturdy old school two wheels at the front cargo bike.
The front has been fitted with a charcoal roster on the steel lined cargo tray.
Cups of roasted nuts are arrayed for sale around the edge of the tray.
The bike rider/vendor is an older portugues or spanish guy.
It was taken in the mid 80's.
When did these vendors disappear?
I knew they were getting rare when I took the picture.
It shows a sturdy old school two wheels at the front cargo bike.
The front has been fitted with a charcoal roster on the steel lined cargo tray.
Cups of roasted nuts are arrayed for sale around the edge of the tray.
The bike rider/vendor is an older portugues or spanish guy.
It was taken in the mid 80's.
When did these vendors disappear?
I knew they were getting rare when I took the picture.
Been there and also the SHAMROCK TAVERN on Coxwell Ave. Both not regarded as the top bars in the city. LOL.
Many years working there the open areas that the public can see the workings of the airport the smell of JP-4....ah
Maple Leaf goalie, Johnny Bower, in 1968...Looks like he's smoking a dart here.
Tim Horton working for Conn Smythe Contracting during the offseason in 1958.
Larry's Hideaway and Maple Leaf Gardens on Carlton in 1977.
Toronto Argos quarterback, Joe Theismann, playing against the Calgary Stampeders in the 1971 Grey Cup in Vancouver.
The Bluenose II sailing past Toronto in 1991
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Ontario Science Centre in 1969.
That goalie mask hanging on the wall is the scariest looking mask ever, the likes of which the world has never seen before or ever will again.
Ken Dryden's skeleton mask is scarier.
Ken Dryden - Pretzel Mask Replica. Montreal Canadiens
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